Merchandise trade in Madagascar
Madagascar: Merchandise trade was 39.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Madagascar is 39.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Madagascar peaked at 59.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1983.
Madagascar ranks 146th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.8% | — |
| 1961 | 25.9% | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 29.2% | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 27.7% | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 28.4% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 27.6% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 26.0% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 27.7% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 30.1% | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 27.7% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 24.6% | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 27.4% | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 25.7% | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 29.0% | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 31.1% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 29.9% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | -35.6% |
| 1981 | 18.1% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +29.2% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | +28.2% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 20.7% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +63.0% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +55.6% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.5% | 25.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 24.6% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 13.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 20.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 20.8% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 37.4% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 39.4% | 59.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 160.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Madagascar?
- Merchandise trade in Madagascar was 39.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1983.
- How does Madagascar rank for merchandise trade?
- Madagascar ranks 146th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.